Early 1970s px 10 complete bicycle, restored by artist horia nitu the frame is 54cm seattube ct and 56cm toptube cc. This is reasonable as a 1970s full reynolds 531 peugeot px 10, 60cm ctt was 2,964 gm and reflects a 736 gm 1 lb, 10 oz difference against the hitensile carbolite frameset. Earlier models with peugeot written plainly on the downtube in smaller sizes are probably worth as. Designated px10du for dural, the basic vitus 979 frame was outfitted for team use by the prestige peugeot division. Sometimes, when you go to see a used bike, your first impression is sheer disappointment. See more ideas about bike, peugeot and peugeot bike. I bought a batch of the first panaracers on the market. Roger roche, saintetienne artisanframebuilder, geometry and design of frame. My hand built bernard carre constructed 60 cm bertin c 37 from 1973 weighed 865 gm 1 lb, 14 oz less than the pb 12. Peugeot px10 in vintage bikes for sale in stock ebay. Nervar support and crank, mafac brakes, amazing geometry of the frame.
I wrote about this model in 2006, which i called a. Today one of my favorite bikes is the vitus 992 aluminum bike with glued construction. This example uses reynolds 531 tubing and nervex professional lugs. In 1929, the p10 was the top model in the peugeot line. Id really like to see some race geometry bikes in the works. Subscribe to email alerts vintage peugeot hle premiere racer racing road bike bicycle 1980s. This is a scan from a 1974 peugeot catalog for the usa market.
Those had a nylon casing that got cutsplitruined in under 50 miles. The unique bronze colour reserved for peugeot badged px10dus is not shown. This will preserve the existing front clearance and basic frame geometry. The le version of the px10 was the very top model peugeot. Featuresausstattung frame size 55cm reynolds 531 year 19601970 front derailleurumwerfer simplex rear derailleurschaltwerk simplex headsetsteuersatz stronglight chainringskettenblatter stronglight cranksetkurbel stronglight bottom bracketinnenlager stronglight stemvorbau ava stem barlenker ava shiftersschalthebel simplex brakesbremsen mafac racer brake leversbremshebel simplex. Unlike my other grail vehicle a 50s era jaguar xk150, i finally managed to acquire a px10 frame, fork, headset, bottom bracket, and crankset. You are buying a used 1972 peugeot px10 in white paint with painted black lug accents. A great detail is that we got the original invoice to this bike, which had been bought in munich in 1971.
The longer geometry and rather thin stays meant that while the frame. Peugeot px10 top of the line peugeot 21, 54cm seat tube 21, 53cm top tube reynolds 531 tubing shimano 600 brakes shimano 600 brake levers ame hoods. Comes with stronlight bracket swiss thread and stronglight headset in excellent condition. In used condition there is some where in tear although the majority of the components are in great shape. After that, it had remained virtually unused and kept in dry storage so there were almost no signs of even light surface rust anywhere on the bike.
Mar 07, 2012 description for sale, a retro mens 1980. Peugeot px 10 top of the line peugeot 21, 54cm seat tube 21, 53cm top tube reynolds 531 tubing shimano 600 brakes shimano 600 brake levers ame hoods. The peugeot px10 proved to be one of the most popular racing bikes of the era to aspiring young racers because of its moderate price and wide distributorship. Observations plx 10, a predecessor to the px 10 model line. This model was never imported to north america and this particular bike had been brought back from france after brief use during a summer vacation over 30 years ago. So, this bike sports specific geometry and custom paint instead of the stock design and colors found on the px 10s, which you could have purchased off the showroom floor from any peugeot shop. Apr 15, 2012 i restored my peugeot px 10 roadbike, and this is the final result. Peugeot also produced lower cost bicycles with the px10s frame geometry. With this in mind, i approached a good friend and local bike shop owner about taking a shot at straightening the peugeots. The px10 was probably first offered in 1960 or 1961. Simply among the px10 variants are the px10e, px10le, pxn10le, px10s, px10du, pxn10, and even simply the px model. Get the best deals on peugeot px10 in vintage bikes when you shop the largest online selection at.
For some dumb reason someone added diacompe suicide levers. Other than the types of steel tubing used, what are the key differences between a psv 10 and px 10. Vintage 1975 21 inch gumball purple peugeot road bike 10 speed duration. Peugeot py10s classic steel road bike 1980s english.
They did, nevertheless, make a beautiful professional racing bike, even if the great peugeot rider tommy simpson did race on a masi dressed up to look like a px10. The pa10 and px10 used the same basic geometry, but used different. Apr 28, 2017 diy old bike restoration favorit special road bike 1974. Who has not seen the pictures of tom simpson and eddy merckx, winning the world championships 1965 and 1967 on a peugeot px 10. Others, such as the px10 from the 1970s is about as french as you can get. Eddie merckx, more recognized in faema and molteni jerseys, rode a px 10 in 1966 when he first went pro riding for the peugeot pb team. Peugeot opened its new prestige peugeot workshop towards the end of 1974 for the production of handmade bicycles for the peugeot racing team and for private customers. Peugeot super competition px 10 frame and fork lfgss. Silver, gray or bare metal 1980 peugeot px 10, serial. It is january 6, 2009 and the px10 sits beside my computer desk at the time of this writing, waiting for one pedal and the transmission cables to be installed. Jun 12, 2012 one of our customers just found this peugeot bike on craigs list and brought it by yesterday.
These bikes tend to make a machine that is so close to a modern bike that you cannot tell the difference. Perhaps because the photos of the bike werent very clear on. One of our customers just found this peugeot bike on craigs list and brought it by yesterday. Classic peugeot px10 23 reynolds 531nervex, stronglight. Another interesting upgrade is the mafac competition centerpull brakes, which are. Dec 18, 2010 1972 peugeot px10 i have dreamed about owning a px10 since i was a teenager, but it was simply beyond my financial reach. Peugeot px 10 the vintagefahren collection and blog. Classic peugeot px10 23 reynolds 531nervex, stronglight, mafac. Built up with periodesque components and tried to keep it all french. With this in mind, i approached a good friend and local bike shop owner about taking a shot at straightening the peugeot s.
Most have fancy nervex professional lugs, neat simplex seatposts, stronglight cranks, and the horrific plasticmeetsmetal simplex deraillieurs. Here was a cycle frame not only built of novel materials, but constructed in a wholly. That bike got me through raam83, and i was no athlete. The availability of peugeot in the usa varied over the years, from being virtually unobtainable in the first portion of the century, to a huge influx during the 1970s usa bike boom. Until this time the top peugeot racing machine was designated the px10 which was built in the main factory at beaulieu. Vitus 979, duralinox, peugeot px10du, duralinox, sean kelly, phil. Its a late 50s px50, probably 1959 from the serial number. Silver, gray or bare metal 1980 peugeot px10, serial. Peugeot sponsored racing squads and cyclists from 1903 until 1983.
Only problem with your neo peugeot racing style frame is that there are sooooooo. I wrote about this model in 2006, which i called a randoneusse for the common jacques. Perhaps because the photos of the bike werent very clear on the ad, or the description wasnt accurate. Other bicycles peugeot built with reynolds 531 doublebutted tubing throughout include the py10e, the py10cp also available in 753 tubing, the pro10, the py10s, the cfx10 frameset only, the pz10d, the chorus, the sante, and the late models of the deauville. When i bought my schwinn continental, i saw a peugeot px10 in the. And here we have one of those successful bikes a peugeot px 10 from 1967.
You are buying a used 1972 peugeot px 10 in white paint with painted black lug accents. The condition of this peugeot px 10 makes it very well suitable for riding it in vintage cycling events. Eddie merckx, more recognized in faema and molteni jerseys, rode a px10 in 1966 when he first went pro riding for the peugeotpb team. The legendary px 10 is not as unobtainable as many people believe. The local bicycle shops are very good to me, often times offering discounts on items purchased. Sep 11, 20 vintage px 10 peugeot super competition road bike 57cm. I bought cable housing in bulk a year or two ago, so that was on hand. Plus it would just be novel to see a bike actually designed for two wheel sizes. Philippe professionnel 42cm ccphilippe peugeot 105mm cc. Peugeot px 10 handbuild reynolds 531 super competition. Steel vintage bikes peugeot px 10 classic roadbike 1967.
Constructed of reynolds 531 tubing and nervex professional model no. The bicycle is pretty much complete and ready to ride but i will not ride it for a few months since thunder bay presently winters its way through the. Help with identifying peugeot road bike cycling forums. A welded rando frame or neo px10 with ss couplers wouldnt be too much. Representative px10type bicycles showing the evolution of frames, headbadges, and decals. The frame is basically a rebranded vitus 979 but i really love the custom peugeot team anodization that nickel hue on the main triangle. The peugeot px 10 proved to be one of the most popular racing bikes of the era to aspiring young racers because of its moderate price and wide distributorship. It was in rideable condition asis, though it could have used new tubes and a thorough overhaul for all i can tell, it still had the factory grease in the headset and bottom bracket. The px 10 is arguably the most recognized and valued peugeot by collectors. Peugeot 1970s down tube decals blackmetallic gold 1 pair peugeot 1960s70s seat tube wrap decal peugeot head badge decal medium size peugeot inoxydable tubing decal. Early 1970s px10 complete bicycle, restored by artist horia nitu the frame is 54cm seattube ct and 56cm toptube cc. Prestige peugeot peugeot opened its new prestige peugeot workshop towards the end of 1974 for the production of handmade bicycles for the peugeot racing team and for private customers. This was peugeots top of the line customer racing bicycle. Despite a website stating they were available from 1974 onwards, i had one in 1973.
The model is shown in the peugeot 196162 master catalogue published in october 1962, but not the peugeot 1959 french brochure, and listed in the peugeot tarif detail bicyclettes published in. Steel vintage bikes peugeot px10 classic roadbike 1971. Another interesting upgrade is the mafac competition centerpull brakes, which are attached to brazeon brake posts. In a way, it is an odd throwback to earlier times the. For instance, unless one is familiar with the models, one might easily mistake the uo8 and the px10 and the tubing material and diameter are different, and thus so is the seat pin diameter. Observations plx10, a predecessor to the px10 model line. Info in period books puts the px weight around 21 pounds and the. Being one of the earlier aluminum frames, the ride is pretty damn.
Early 80s peugeot road bike converted to single speed, stickers removed and frame painted silver. Aug 08, 20 i had a py 10 i bought in peterborough, ontario, canada with a triplex sport rd and 4753 stronglite x 1421. For the 1981 season, the natural anodised dural finish of the stock frameset was used with the decals in this case actually stickers for peugeot applied and otherwise identical to those used on the main team machine, the. It was a sporttouring model, which featured geometry somewhere between the racing and touring bikes in the photos. The worlds largest noncommercial photo, video and blog sharing community financed only by membership dues, without any intention of making a profit. Cycles peugeot, founded in 1882, is a sochaux, france based manufacturer of bicycles. Peugeot px10 i am guessing this one dates to within a year or two of 1974 a px10 or one of its variants, px10le, maybe even a py10 since it has such a mishmash of components although the original components could very well have been switched out over the years. Budget bicycle center vintage peugeot px 10 road bike. Peugeot px10 1968 speedbicycles fast bikes since 1900. Diy old bike restoration favorit special road bike 1974. Peugeot px10 racer 1980s sold vintage cycle company. Detailed photos of a classic i never found time to fix up. A couple of the shop owners even allow me use of their work shops and speciality tools.
One just needs to do the homework and keep searching and gems like this one will surface. The tubing was thin 531 extra light or 531c and the thing shook uncontrollably on downhills. Short wheelbase, short trail in the steering, steeper geometry, etc. Kenneth, unfortunately thats a bit of an openended question, so lets clarify. Home decal set guide peugeot peugeot px10 early 1970s peugeot px10 early 1970s. The px10 is arguably the most recognized and valued peugeot by collectors.
Peugeot 1970s down tube decals blackmetallic gold 1 pair. What is notable here is what would clearly indicate an allalloy super lj front derailleur band. The px10 was the pinnacle of the peugeot lightweight bicycle range until the introduction of the handmade py10 in 1974 and continued as the top production lightweight thereafter. Romic so why am i posting a photo of a weird bike ive never seen in person. Anthony, before you disparage bicycles that other people are trying to sell, try to inform yourself on the subject.
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